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CFB coaches have unpleasant postgame exchange after blowout
By Adam Spencer
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Midway through the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game against East Carolina, the Cincinnati Bearcats held a commanding 42-10 lead.
The No. 7 Bearcats are trying for a spot in the College Football Playoff, though, so they need to look good in all their wins, too.
That led to this fake punt with just under 8 minutes remaining in the game. Naturally, it worked in a big way:
Cincinnati runs a fake punt up 32 in the 4th! ? pic.twitter.com/fUJT5ecEza
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 14, 2020
The final score ended up being 55-17 in favor of Cincinnati, and let’s just say ECU coach Mike Houston wasn’t pleased. That led to this lengthy postgame exchange between Houston and Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell:
Cincinnati's and East Carolina's head coaches had a lengthy exchange after the Bearcats ran the score up to 55-17 in the final minutes. pic.twitter.com/shmABfqiSD
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) November 14, 2020
Cincinnati is now 7-0 and is hoping for some teams ranked ahead of it in the AP Poll to lose over the coming weeks.
There’s still a long road for the Bearcats if they want to make the Playoff, but Houston clearly doesn’t think that road should involve fake punts when you’re up 32 in the fourth quarter.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
